Deanna Brown joined Scripps Networks in April 2007 as President of its Interactive group. Scripps Networks Interactive is a leader in the online media space with award-winning Web sites -- including HGTV.com, FoodNetwork.com, DIYnetwork.com, FineLiving.com, GACTV.com and Recipezaar.com -- that consistently lead the home, garden and food categories in the Nielsen//NetRatings and attracted an average of more than 15 million unique visitors per month in 2006.
The third most profitable business unit of Scripps Networks, the Interactive division has grown rapidly launching a dozen broadband channels to meet consumer demand for online video and doubling its ad sales revenue in each of the last two years. Brown will also oversee Scripps Networks non-linear distribution relationships including those in mobile services, video on demand, syndicated broadband and download-to-own video.
Brown possesses 20 years of experience as a strategic business executive with expertise in new ventures in media, entertainment and technology. She came to Scripps after most recently serving as general manager of Yahoo! Media Group’s Lifestyles business unit. While at Yahoo! she repositioned the company’s interactive space health.yahoo.com and launched food.yahoo.com.
In addition to Yahoo!, her previous experience includes serving as vice president/general manager of the Life Management division of AOL, where she led numerous initiatives including a Diet/Fitness area, a Billpay product and a coupon offering. Brown also was responsible for the re-launch of AOL’s Food, Finance, Research & Learn as well as Home and Real Estate verticals. She also developed several interactive brands at Condé Nast and served as president of Brill Media Holdings.
Brown received her journalism degree from the University of Southern California in 1986 and began her career with the New York Times Magazine Group. She is a member of the Scripps Networks Executive Committee and has offices in New York and at company headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn.